Phonehacking

The Week That Was: Leveson

Carla Buzasi | Posted 12.04.2012 | UK Politics
Carla Buzasi

It's not every week that you find yourself part of the news you're usually reporting, but on Wednesday, rather than watching the Leveson Inquiry, I was in front of it instead. Leveson (the inquiry, not the man) is one of those strange soap operas: an almost perfect concoction of sombre celebrities, humble and not-so-humble newspaper editors, criminal action and, at its very heart, an investigation that could yet change the face of the media landscape.

Hugh Grant, Phone Hacking And The Case Against Ofcom For Print

Jennifer Lipman | Posted 07.09.2011 | UK Politics
Jennifer Lipman

What the phonehacking scandal shows is that journalism, like every industry, harbours bad seeds. There are corrupt coppers, bent bankers and dodgy dustbin men.